On Growing Strategists: Beating Back the Credentialists and the Ageists
Major Matt Cavanaugh takes a critical look at proposed frameworks for developing military strategists.
Read MoreM. L. Cavanaugh | 04.04.16 | Commentary & Analysis
Major Matt Cavanaugh takes a critical look at proposed frameworks for developing military strategists.
Read MoreM. L. Cavanaugh | 03.28.16 | Commentary & Analysis
Major Matt Cavanaugh writes that it won’t be long until an American soldier is taken hostage on a battlefield by an enemy like North Korea.
Read MoreM. L. Cavanaugh | 03.22.16 | Commentary & Analysis
Major Matt Cavanaugh warns of military leaders that try to solve the problems of new wars by pursuing solutions that have worked for them in past wars.
Read MoreM. L. Cavanaugh | 03.14.16 | Commentary & Analysis
Major Matt Cavanaugh challenges the common metaphor of strategy as a bridge.
Read MoreM. L. Cavanaugh | 03.09.16 | Commentary & Analysis
MAJ Matt Cavanaugh investigates the relationship between a nation’s flag and it’s Soldiers through the lens of New Zealand’s current debate over adopting a new flag.
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Modern War Journal: Autonomy on the Modern Battlefield
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